“And so, the people are afraid”: A discussion with the Men’s Fire about standing up to the HCCC and HDI

Rotiskerekete is a disputed term. Some say it means, ‘they carry the soil’. Some say it means ‘they carry the red/ochre’ or ‘they carry the…

Meddling with the Great Law was and still is standard practice for Indian Affairs agents, developers

One of the first colonizers that wanted the Great Law to be written down and the Confederacy system to be “modernized” was Indian Affairs Superintendent…

The Great Law story of condolence as told by Seth Newhouse

HDIs land claim challenge includes an affidavit by historian Rick Hill that says the Seth Newhouse version of the Great Law is rejected. Early documents…

Non-Haudenosaunee lawyers at front lines of Haudenosaunee treaty rights while real Haudenosaunee people being exiled

Two Row Times received a joint statement from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council and the Haudenosaunee Development Institute on Thursday. The statement was emailed to…

HDI damaging the political and legal outcomes for all indigenous people

This week TRT obtained video of HDI lawyer and director Aaron Detlor, ramming his vehicle into a construction fence at a Metrolinx property. Anyone else…

Ontario is enabling Haudenosaunee Development Institute to discriminate against Six Nations people

This week, the Haudenosaunee Development Institute hopped on another bandwagon — taking a Toronto transit company to court, losing, and then filing a second kick…

Invisible homelessness on Six Nations is at the root of our colonial pain

For a lot of us who grew up on Six Nations, no matter what challenges or struggles rez life may bring, Six Nations is always…

Did Indian Cookies originate from the Gaelic New Years’ Soul Cake?

There was a lot of culture sharing when settlers came to these lands. In particular with the Iroquois people. Dutch, German, Scots, and English peoples…

Hereditary chiefs come out to condemn the Band Council use of language

Recently, some of the hereditary chiefs and their supporters came out to condemn the elected leadership’s use of language and the word Haudenosaunee in their…

Who ultimately answers to the People of Six Nations?

In the Six Nations, Elected leaders are engaging with municipal and provincial leaders, and hereditary leaders are writing letters to claim elected leaders are trying…

Ontario’s budget: Conservatives to increase oversight of unregulated tobacco, expand Highway 6

The Progressive Conservatives tabled a budget this Thursday that lays out a $198.6 billion dollar spending plan. Here are some of the key mentions in…

When it comes to funding public safety, when is enough really enough?

In classic provincial fashion, the Conservatives have made a late-term investment into policing on Six Nations. A total of $1.5 million is being directed to…

10 ways to help lonely loved ones in long term care homes, according to an LTC worker

Due to the rise of Omicron, Ontario added new restrictions to long term care homes that resulted in a ban on general visitors and day…

Editorial: Bravery to tell someone…

Imagine being assaulted by your partner, having the bravery to tell someone what has happened, and then to have members of your own community gaslight…

Nothing but the audacity

This week hereditary leaders put out a statement ahead of the federal election, discouraging Haudenosaunee people from voting, tying it to ‘staying inside the circle’.…